The week of
March 7, 2023
PHENND Events/Activities
AmeriCorps College and Career Coaches, Promise Corps
PHENND
Position Description: AmeriCorps College and Career Coaches will start August 2023 and serve until June 2024 (or August 2024 for full-time). Coaches work with students in grades 10th-12th, who have...
Other Local Events and Workshops
White People Confronting Racism – Apr 21-23
White People Confronting Racism
This workshop is for white people who want to challenge the racism around them — and in their own heads and hearts — and who are searching for a way to strengthen their work for racial justice....
2023 Penn Community Scholars Virtual Symposium: The Intersection of Community, Academia, and Grantmaking – Mar 30
Penn Community Scholars Program
Now in its seventh year, the Penn Community Scholars Program was developed to foster and promote community-academic partnerships and community-based participatory research. This 12-session training...
Seeds of Change Kickoff: Eco Science Social, Penn Museum – Apr 26
Penn Museum
Join us for an evening to celebrate the Earth with a science fair about sustainability with pop-up presentations, resources tables, food, and drink! How is Indian cuisine related to...
Women’s History Month Exhibit, National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center
To commemorate the centennial anniversary of voting rights for women, and as part of its Women and the Constitution initiative, the National Constitution Center has opened The 19th Amendment: How...
Wawa Community Day Celebrating Women’s History Month – Mar 25
National Constitution Center
In celebration of Women’s History Month, on Saturday, March 25, admission is free courtesy of Wawa, with Wawa Innovation Network associate volunteers serving hot beverages, pretzels, pastries, from...
One Book, One Philadelphia 2023: Interior Chinatown
Free Library of Philadelphia
The Free Library of Philadelphia is honored to announce that the 2023 One Book, One Philadelphia featured selection is Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown! Meanwhile, young readers around the city...
PSSE Virtual Meeting: Connecting and Engaging Ecosystems Series: Supporting Teachers in Transforming Learning Environments with ABC CREATE and Lancaster County STEM Alliance – Mar 23
PA Statewide STEM Ecosystem
In this new series, PA Ecosystems will share promising program models or strategies. Attendees will then meet in small groups to discuss implementation tips, as well as make connections with other...
Expungement Training & Pro Bono Clinic for Attorneys – Apr 13
Rutgers Law School
Attention Attorneys! We need your help to assist individuals seeking to expunge their records so that they can get a better job or housing. No experience needed. Participants in the Expungement...
Webinar: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap: It’s Time to Talk about Taxes and the Gender Wealth Gap – Mar 15
Women's Way
On March 15, 2023, 4:00-5:30 PM, WOMEN’S WAY is hosting our next virtual Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum: It’s Time to Talk about Taxes and the Gender Wealth Gap. Just in time for tax season,...
We Gon’ Be Alright, Notes on Race and Resegregation – Apr 6
Rutgers Camden
After several years of unrest and tragedy across the United States, how can we heal and discover a path forward for social justice? What can we expect for race relations in a changing, polarized...
Symposium on Community Engaged Research and Practice – Mar 16
Temple University College of Public Health
Temple University College of Public Health’s Office of Community Engaged Research and Practice is hosting its inaugural symposium. This event will showcase various examples of Temple faculty,...
Volunteer Support Program Virtual Training: Volunteer Retention – Mar 16
Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
The Volunteer Support Program is about providing organizations who rely on volunteers with best engagement practices. Sign up for our upcoming one-hour trainings. This training will highlight best...
New Resources
Women’s History Month at the Free Library
The Free Library of Philadelphia
March is Women’s History Month! To celebrate, the Free Library will be spending the month highlighting some of the many remarkable women from its collections, from Beatrix Potter to Marian...
Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective (PSEC) Has Launched Its New Website
Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective
The Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective (PSEC) has launched it’s new website, , and a social media campaign. The contemporary and dynamic campaign to launch our new brand and digital platforms...
New Research: Data on Families with Low Incomes Across America Can Inform Two-Generation Approaches
Aspen Institute
We are delighted to share a new research report in partnership with Child Trends: Data on Families with Low Incomes Across America Can Inform Two-Generation Approaches. In this new analysis, research...
Understanding the Needs of ParentChild+ Staff and Families Participating in Virtual Home Visiting
ParentChild+
ParentChild+ is excited to share this recent Child Trends report on our virtual home visiting! We are grateful to not only be talking about centering equity but to be actualizing across our work. As...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Proposals: 2023 Conference on Engaged Learning – Mar 31
Elon University
The annual Conference on Engaged Learning showcases cutting-edge research on engaged learning. Each annual conference features multi-institutional research from a specific Center for Engaged...
Grant Opportunities
Global Innovation Challenge: Food Insecurity – Mar 22
Citi Foundation
Citi Foundation invites applications for Global Innovation Challenge The Citi Foundation has announced the inaugural Global Innovation Challenge to help scale the impact of worldwide nonprofits...
Healthy Eating Research – Apr 5
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites applications for Healthy Eating Research The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites applications for Healthy Eating Research (HER), a national program committed...
Youth service project grants – Apr 1
Karma for Cara Foundation
Karma for Cara Foundation invites applications for youth service project grants The Karma for Cara Foundation was established by 21-year-old Cara Becker and her family while Cara was being treated...
organizations serving older adults – Apr 1
Sarah Ralston Foundation
Sarah Ralston Foundation invites applications from organizations serving older adults in Philadelphia County The Sarah Ralston Foundation supports and enhances the quality of life of vulnerable and...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Chief of the Mental Health Unit, Defender Association
Defender Association of Philadelphia
The Mental Health Unit represents clients who suffer from a mental health disorder, traumatic brain injury, or intellectual disability. With our staff of attorneys, social workers, mitigation...
Administrative Assistant, Police Accountability Unit, Defender Association
Defender Association of Philadelphia
The Police Accountability Unit (PAU) works to improve outcomes for Defender clients, aid trial attorneys in their representation of clients with police-related issues, and employs a diverse array...
Community Researcher (Part-Time), Drexel School of Eduction – Mar 25
Drexel University School of Education
Job Summary Will serve as a community researcher on the JoY Education Lab’s recent Civic Imagination Grant from Partners for Campus-Community Engagement. The Community Researcher will conduct...
Webinar: AmeriCorps NCCC Summer of Service Program – Mar 9
AmeriCorps NCCC North Central Region
Join our live event to learn more about the AmeriCorps NCCC Summer of Service program. This special abbreviated summer session offers the opportunity to hone your leadership skills and receive...
The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Summer Fellowship – Apr 14
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is offering a summer Fellowship. It’s a paid 12-week Fellowship, an ideal opportunity for an 18-24 year old (must be 18). A background in science...
AmeriCorps College and Career Coach, West Philadelphia Promise Corps
West Philadelphia Promise Corps
The West Philadelphia Promise Corps is hiring coaches for the upcoming school year. Join our community of service and give back to young Philadelphians in need of guidance and support. This is a...
Impact & Development Intern, Entrepreneur Works
Entrepreneur Works
Entrepreneur Works Fund Entrepreneur Works Fund is a non-profit, certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) focused on growing small businesses and creating jobs in the Philadelphia...
Samuel Staten Sr. Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Samuel Staten Sr. Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Our purpose is to increase the number of people of color and women in the construction trades. We are not just about finding jobs, we’re about changing lives. If you want to change and you...
Women in Nontraditional Careers (WINC)
Philadelphia Works Inc.
Women in nontraditional careers often earn more than women who have earned a four-year degree, graduating without debt and earning more over their lifetime. Let’s keep earning. The Women in...
Bilingual Summer Program Group Leader, Puentes de Salud – Mar 24
Puentes de Salud
About Puentes de Salud: Puentes de Salud works with Latinx immigrant communities in and around the Philadelphia area through high-quality healthcare, social and wellness services, and educational...
Career Specialist, Welcoming Center
The Welcoming Center
The Welcoming Center (TWC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia that promotes inclusive economic growth through immigrant integration. Founded in 2003, TWC works to open doors of...
Miscellaneous
2023-2024 Engaged Scholars Initiative, Campus Compact – May 8
Campus Compact
Campus Compact, in partnership with the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility at Swarthmore College, are now accepting applications for the...
Carnegie Elective Classification Networking Call – Apr 17
Collaboratory
Join the Carnegie Elective Classifications team at the American Council on Education (ACE) and Collaboratory for monthly peer-to-peer networking calls to facilitate connections and conversations...
Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective: Student Advisory Council Application Now Open – May 5
Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective
The Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective (PSEC) invites current 9th to 11th grade Philadelphia high school students to apply to the Collective’s Student Advisory Council (SAC). Students may come...
Remake Learning Days Festival: Seeking Hosts in the Greater Philly Area
Remake Learning Days Southeastern PA
There is still time to be a host for this year’s this year’s Remake Learning Days (RLD) festival. RLD is an innovative learning festival for students, families, and educators! Event hosts...
Girls Who Code: Free Summer Programs for Students – Mar 24
Girls Who Code
Level up by becoming a coder this summer with Girls Who Code! Choose your own adventure through our two free virtual programs and get the skills, network, and lifelong college and career support you...
Seeking Submissions for The Academic Minute Podcast, AAC&U
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella is host of the radio segment The Academic Minute, produced by WAMC Northeast Public Radio in partnership...
Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program: Summer College Preparatory Experience – Apr 14
University of Pennsylvania Office of the Provost
The Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program is an award-winning summer college preparatory experience offered to High School students in Philadelphia (and surrounding counties). Admitted students are...
Webinar: Engaged Faculty, Engaged Students: Planning for FY24 – Mar 14
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Much has been said in the media about faculty being “burnt out,” but how do we address the concerns raised by this conversation? How do we move forward with small steps to support faculty...
Webinar: Maximize Your Google Ad Grant: Unlock its Potential with Holistic Marketing – Mar 28
Nonprofit Learning Lab
Join Samantha Lee, Head of Online Marketing at Elevation, as she explores common Google Ad Grant difficulties and how to get the most out of it by using it in conjunction with other marketing...
Webinar: Elevating Your Nonprofit’s Online Presence: Best Website Practices for 2023 – Mar 14
Nonprofit Learning Lab
Join Elevation, a company with a wealth of experience in designing websites for nonprofits of all sizes, as they uncover the trends and strategies that will help your organization stand out in the...
Schuylkill Acts & Impacts Summer Expedition to Inspire Watershed Action for High School Students – Mar 24
Fairmount Water Works
Schuylkill Acts & Impacts is a 6-day watershed expedition from July 9-14 that is offered to a team of twelve high school students from the five counties (Schuylkill, Berks, Montgomery, Chester,...
Virtual Workshop: Using Service-Learning to Reach SEL Outcomes – Mar 9
National Youth Leadership Council
NYLC invites you to a FREE virtual workshop on Thursday, March 9 from 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CST on Using Service-Learning to Reach Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Outcomes. Young people...
Democratic Engagement
Women’s History Month Exhibit, National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center
To commemorate the centennial anniversary of voting rights for women, and as part of its Women and the Constitution initiative, the National Constitution Center has opened The 19th Amendment: How...
College Success Network
Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program: Summer College Preparatory Experience – Apr 14
University of Pennsylvania Office of the Provost
The Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program is an award-winning summer college preparatory experience offered to High School students in Philadelphia (and surrounding counties). Admitted students are...
For Students
Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective: Student Advisory Council Application Now Open – May 5
Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective
The Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective (PSEC) invites current 9th to 11th grade Philadelphia high school students to apply to the Collective’s Student Advisory Council (SAC). Students may come...
Girls Who Code: Free Summer Programs for Students – Mar 24
Girls Who Code
Level up by becoming a coder this summer with Girls Who Code! Choose your own adventure through our two free virtual programs and get the skills, network, and lifelong college and career support you...
Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program: Summer College Preparatory Experience – Apr 14
University of Pennsylvania Office of the Provost
The Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program is an award-winning summer college preparatory experience offered to High School students in Philadelphia (and surrounding counties). Admitted students are...
Schuylkill Acts & Impacts Summer Expedition to Inspire Watershed Action for High School Students – Mar 24
Fairmount Water Works
Schuylkill Acts & Impacts is a 6-day watershed expedition from July 9-14 that is offered to a team of twelve high school students from the five counties (Schuylkill, Berks, Montgomery, Chester,...
Faculty Updates
2023-2024 Engaged Scholars Initiative, Campus Compact – May 8
Campus Compact
Campus Compact, in partnership with the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility at Swarthmore College, are now accepting applications for the...
Carnegie Elective Classification Networking Call – Apr 17
Collaboratory
Join the Carnegie Elective Classifications team at the American Council on Education (ACE) and Collaboratory for monthly peer-to-peer networking calls to facilitate connections and conversations...
Seeking Submissions for The Academic Minute Podcast, AAC&U
American Association of Colleges and Universities
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella is host of the radio segment The Academic Minute, produced by WAMC Northeast Public Radio in partnership...
Webinar: Engaged Faculty, Engaged Students: Planning for FY24 – Mar 14
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Much has been said in the media about faculty being “burnt out,” but how do we address the concerns raised by this conversation? How do we move forward with small steps to support faculty...
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